poachedegg Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 anitmacassar thingies. Had to google - never knew they were called that! You learn something new every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolky Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 I like my nets. They are plain. I don't like patterned ones. Does the universal net hatred come from the twitching associations? There are far worse house style things. Like floral chintz sofas and those anitmacassar thingies. I think that there are much worse things too. I am a young, trendy Mum and I do have class and my house is modern but for my mental health I need to be able to relax in my living room and I don't feel I can do that when there are no nets as it feels like my lounge is part of the street. When I go in the lounge I feel like I am a goldfish in a bowl without them. I find blinds more old fashioned (infact 90% of the retired people in my street have blinds not nets and all of the younger people have nets). I also find them a dust magnet and difficult to wash, I can bung my nets in the washing machine and pop them back up wet, they dry in no time and make the room smell nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I once saw some beautiful net curtains (no shouts of horror or disbelief from net haters please! ). They had wonderful sewn flowers on them, sort of embroidery-ish. Just up the edges, creating a flowery hedgerow sort of border. They belonged to an elderly lady and I assume she made them / customised them herself. They wouldn't suit every home but were just so cleverly done that I couldn't help fall in love with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 There is a house round here with hand-crocheted nets. They look the bomb. It's quite thick crochet in a sort of satiny thread, but would let the light in. Looks almost old-school French or something. I really like them. Oh to have the patience to crochet nets. Or even the ability to crochet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillicat Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Definitely not. My mum used to have them.....and she lived in a top floor maisonette so it wasn't as if anybody could see in. Anyway, she used to smoke too and that horrid smell of smokey nets just makes me .......I can smell it now! We are lucky enough not to need nets, although I do have a vertical blind in my study, which is at the front of the house. If you need some privacy, then nets are the cheapest option............but only if you REALLY have to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I'm not a mad fan of nets but I have tham at the front because we are overlooked (and have nosy neighbours). None at the back though as no-one can see in the back windows! Which reminds me I must wash them now the weather has improved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickweed Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Nets or frosted glass don't give much privacy when the lights are on in the evening. I often get an eyeful of the rather large lady who lives opposite and whose bathroom is on the front of her house Blinds or curtains would be a better option in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I wanted to get new nets last year but couldn't find anything I liked that I hadn't already had, so I ditched the nets and got roller blinds (but kept the heavy curtains for extra insulation and privacy) and we live on a bus route Thankfully though we don't have a bus stop outside our house. I must admit though that the view into the house probably isn't as clear as the view out, but I I do duck below window level if I'm getting dressed and a bus goes past Just incase my assumption is wrong. We have our lounge at the back of the house so we're really only on view when we're on the computer or when eating! We have a bay window at the front and the table is there so we have had funny moments when the odd (in every sense of the word) person walks past and can't stop staring at us, when I'm laying the table I can often be heard saying "Roll up, roll up, see the freak family eating at a table!" Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I have no choice, I have to have them to restrict the view of my ghastly neighbour opposite Soon after moving in he commented to my Father-in-law that he thought it was unhygenic to allow the cats to sit on the dining table He'd obviously spotted them through the window and after that I was paranoid he was watching us eat every meal They're plain nets and I have to replace them regularly at that window because my cats use the window as a cat flap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 We have thin white cotton "nets" from Ikea, they have a sort of woven gingham pattern running through them. I'd rather not have anything but as we live in an area of mostly feral adults and chicdren, they are rather essential. I really can't think of a better alternative as i want to be able to see out if i hear a suspicious noise. I realise that makes me sound nosey but last time i looked out i found some drunken yob hitting and spitting on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I must admit I don't like nets but we're lucky we're not overlooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Oh Griffin, that's terrible, thankfully my neighbours keep their opinions to themselves as my cat Lily has no shame and is often on the table in full view to passers by errrrrrm "Playing her harp" Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Why didn't you put your cat on the 'are there any musical omleteers?' thread Reikiranf?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenuk99 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I am glad I was not drinking while reading this thread as the monitor would be wearing it. I don't like nets but my lounge window looks onto the main road, bus route and people look in. I have a roller blind but dont like the way the window is completley covered think I will now look at voils. Thanks for the tips guys! Jen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Laura Ashley used to sell lovely net material. Don't know if they still do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 We had nets when our houses were well overlooked, and living near the airport they used to get black around the little windows - and it was some oily substance that actually stained the material. It's surprising how much light they actually block out. Here - no nets and our old ones were used as shading in the greenhouse and over the veggies, now RIP'd. So saying that only one of our neighbours uses nets - but then the guy next door to her (we live in a cul-de-sac, so he is opposite us) loves to look in our houses. When we were taking a wardrobe upstairs he stood out in the road to get a better view of us struggling. To my friend he said "if I press myself up against the far wall in our lounge, I can see the whole of your lounge"! She doesn't have nets, but she does close her curtains now and if he says anything she tells him it's to stop the sun bleaching the furniture etc. Doesn't stop him though - her house is a particular target. My daughter used to babysit her daughter and between the two of them, staged a murder for his benefit. I gather he told the little'un off at a later date - I mean there are only so many times a person can be stabbed or throttled and still be alive to jump up and down on the settee (and then they waved at him!). Another one - my friend had two of her very noisy friends to visit and when they left they saw him upstairs about 2ft back from the window, but looking down at them. They rushed back to the front door to tell D (who was waving them off) then went back to their cars and shouted "Bye Gary" and waved. He promptly took a few more steps back. He is very odd! But it gives us a great laugh even so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Personally, I'd MUCH prefer it if no-one bothered with nets or curtains, as I love to see what other people's houses look like inside. Am not bothered what they do in their houses, I just want to see the colour schemes/furniture/etc. I know it's nosey. I know it makes me a Bad Person. But honestly, surely everyone casts a casual glance into other people's houses as they drive/walk/cylce past? It's surely not just me. For myself, I'm a nets gal for overlooked windows. I value my privacy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I feel so sorry for people with nosey neighbours. my cat shamelessly plays her harp on the table whilst we eat breakfast ( I havent stop giggling at that ) must tell my friend who has a shameless hussy pussy!! I loved the "murder". when I lived at home mum used to tell me not to snog then BF outside as nosey neighbours would spread it round that I was a girl of ill repute!! I would have loved to have given one of those waves u do with 1 or 2 fingers - really get message across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I've never been a fan of nets, but have them on the front of the house out of necessity. Just plain ones mind... and they are clean, Egluntine! As any of you who have visited my house will confirm, I have just 4' of front garden and then the pavement/road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I don't mind nets, so long as they are plain, but only have them in the bedroom which looks on to the front. We live on a quiet road and have a biggish front garden but I like to be sure "Ooops, word censored!"ody can see me when I am getting dressed/undressed. I have PVC verticals in the sitting room which are better than the fabric ones when a black cat insists on weaving in and out of them. They work well to shade out the sun and as it is a big window facing south west it can get really hot in the afternoon. Also, I can tilt them if I want privacy as anyone coming to the front door has to walk right past the sitting room window (I don't want to be caught having a snooze in the afternoon ) Don't forget that the big advantange of nets is that you can't see if the windows need cleaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I don't mind nets, so long as they are plain, but only have them in the bedroom which looks on to the front. We live on a quiet road and have a biggish front garden but I like to be sure "Ooops, word censored!"ody can see me when I am getting dressed/undressed. Rona I hope you have the lights off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I'm not too keen on nets, meaning the old fashioned lacy ones. I do like nicely draped voiles. I have voiles in my bedroom and bathroom as we face the road. Our kitchen is also on the same side, and as the window is huge we have voile but only from half way down, so we still get light in, but I don't feel like I am being watched all the time It is really so I can people watch when I am cooking etc The kids have patterend voiles in their bedrooms, but its more as a feature than for privacy. I too love looking in other peoples windows when I walk past, just to see what their rooms are like. And what they are up too It's especially nice at Christmas. But then I get Christmas tree envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 OOh you're a nosey lot, mind u I like a good nose too. naughty eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Rona I hope you have the lights off Ooh yes Plum, I always have to have the main curtains or blinds closed if the lights are on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
